Sorry to be MIA for a hot minute…
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Now that I’m re-adjusted, glad to see most here are still vertical and getting into the holiday swing of things.
......hence the email early hours to you and Keisha......lol......took a while but I did get back to sleep, not sure about sawing logs, think I slept incredibly soundly though.
Nothing wrong with setting up a back account. Sounds like a great idea.
Good to see you posting.
You will love it. We have had the Home Goods store in Florida where we live and then one opened up here 2 years ago. Both stores are always busy. They carry really nice home design things. They carry really tasteful decorations for the all the holidays.
You are almost to the end of the semester hang in there.
Sorry to hear you were sick. Those bugs do creep up and are so prevalent now. Glad to hear Dr. Tom made you a a nice a medicinal tonic. Sounds like a good one.
Good to hear you are feeling better.
Naps are good.
A man needs a nice drink to warm his bones after a little work outdoors on a cold day.
So nice of you to think of others.
Janet so good to see you post. The Sans family is returning to the fold.Now that I’m re-adjusted, glad to see most here are still vertical and getting into the holiday swing of things.
LOL….If your face is as expressive as I think it is when you think something or taste something thats awful it would have been hilarious.
Lazy Sunday for us......and time for a pot of tea with some home baking, there`s always room for a little home baking.......
and if any dish has the words "plant based" in the description.....I am most certainly out!! ......remember the other day we spoke about Errol....and how much I disliked him.....seems I`m eating crow......look what I found when I brought down all our Christmas mugs and crockery.......
Schumi: You must be a real gourmet cook! I am very impressed with your menues.
I confess that I don't really like to cook, and it seems I make the same old things over and over. I am very lucky that Roger never complains and always likes what I cook. We both like to eat out about 2 or 3 times a week, but we've decreased that to once a week due to the very increased prices at most restaurants.
Tonight, Sunday, we are having take out from our local Green Mill Restaurant. They have bonesless wings with sauce and a large 2 topping pizza special for $20.00. It is really deliciuos, and that restaurant is one of our favorites. They have slightly different items on their menu that are delicious. I don't cook on Sundays during football season. I watch the NFL games from morning to night and Roger knows meals are his to figure out, LOL.
It sounds like everyone is way ahead of me on Christmas shopping. I took my Mother shopping last week and we got all of hers done. I will start on mine soon. Our family keeps growing it seems. I have 2 grown kids, 6 grandchildren, and 2 great grands. So I need to get started soon, LOL. I love buying for the little ones. One is 5 and the other is 5 months!
I don't know about everyone else, but it is really difficult to buy for adults or grown grandkids now. Everyone seems to buy what they want during the year. I usually settle for gift certificates for everyone. I remember when we waited all year for certain things we wanted and usually got them at Christmas. I guess those days are gone now. But we do have a large turnout for Christmas and play games and have a great time with way too many sweets and food. Don't you love the Christmas Season?
Hope Tom is better now? No one here has that nasty flu, yet, so here's hoping
Thank you. I am somewhat trepidatious taking everyone so far, but we *love* Florida, and got married in WDW and we are all insured to the max. So we should be OK. I just have to remember not to lose my mind trying to get DH to hear me or process anything more than basic chatter (LOL - this is why I have already booked meals so I can just tell them times etc, and club level will help if sleep eludes or rest is needed - DS is autistic, and DD has diagnosed anxiety, so, we're going to be taking it easy and just seeing what we see and doing what we do - not too many must do things etc.Oh little J does have that side eye glance with the full size Grinch doesn`t he.....lol.....he is so cute!!
Er, yes, I have been told I have a very expressionful face and can`t really hide what I`m thinking......this meme is me to a tee....although the older I get the less tolerant I get for idiots.
Tofu is not a food
Yes, we were trying to be so considerate and txt to say we wouldn`t be over, but she said everyone was getting over this bug....so we went.....usually I`d avoid folks like the plague and we have no vulnerable among that group of friends, except for the vegan hypocondriac of course.....lol.....she is so not my cup of tea!!!
Hope you have the best time with Grandson and his GF today.....spending time with family is the best!
And I owe you a big apology
Seems we bought this one last December......lol.....I completely forgot!! Can`t really say I dislike the little guy now!!
Always a good idea to educate our kids about money early as possible. As soon as our son was old enought he got credit cards and any bank accounts he could get, but I know that might not be for everyone, our son is incredibly responsible and has always paid everything off straight away before any accrued interest develops. But, we always knew he was financially minded from a very young age....gets that from his dad!!! I always say I know I`ll be looked after in my old age by him!
What a time you`ve had with your poor DH and his cancer, glad they approve his travel, it`ll do you all the power of good. I truly hope it`s an amazing trip.
I`m not a gourmet cook, but I certainly enjoy it....I`m guilty of laughing out loud at some folks description of what they think is cooking!!! I`m fussy about what I serve and yes, I suppose it`s normally top notch......except for when I made a Croquembouche......that did not turn out well!!! I wish I`d taken a picture, but we didn`t.
Eating out is always nice, especially as a couple, very romantic......but I do like the sound of your wings and pizza......and you`re the NFL fan????? love it.....lol....we`re not sports fans in this house, except for F1 which again is not for everyone. Football (uk football) bores the bejessus out of us.....sooner this world cup is over the better, although the country is usually awash with England flags/banners/beers in supermarkets laden with England flags....not this time, one little shelf at the end of a row is all most of them have.....I`ve seen 3 cars with England flags on this time around.....no one cares about this world cup.
I do support the Steelers in honour of our Keishashadow......wouldn`t have a clue what`s going on in a game, but we cheer in the right places.......lol......
It is easier to buy for little ones, no doubt about it. I struggled with what to get my mum this year, thought about a million things, then she said she wanted a new phone.....ideal!!!
I adore Christmas!!! My friends named me Mrs Christmas many years ago.....it`s my favourite time of year and I absorb every part of it, love buying gifts and yes, I do enjoy opening presents too....Tom and Kyle love to see me open the gifts they get me.....your Christmas sounds very much like ours.....all about family. Yes, you can get what you want all year round, but opening a gift someone has taken time to choose for you, is always nice.
Tom is still not 100%, but much better thanks.......just tired I think.
Enjoy that takeout tonight!!!
Still not ready for any food, although have had some shortbread and tea, now onto wine as we decide what film to watch tonight.
We had hailstones for about half an hour this afternoon, way up North had snow.....seems awfully early, but it`s really not. It is so cold out there today, apparently some weather Troll from Norway is heading our way......weird way of saying a cold front is coming. Quelle Surprise.......it`s winter! One of my Godsons is living in London for a year and he planned to walk in Hyde Park today with his GF.....said it was too darn cold!!
I`m meant to live in warmer climes.
Might be Love Actually tonight......
We did a kitchen renovation last year. A little inconvenient, but so worth it.
Buy some Christmas cards. We haven't sent any in years.
It's oaky, but nothing super special. It has the advantage of being a bigger city than where I live, so more restaurants, shops, entertainment venues, etc.
I think we are supposed to get rain most of this week. Yuck.
I opened a checking account for B when she was in high school. So far she has been very careful about spending money. I hope that continues when she starts to earn more of it.
That will be a great time to go. I want to plan another family trip, but have no idea when that will be.
Oh my goodness, that is a lot to bear. I hope you have a wonderful family vacation and he does well with his treatments.
This sounds like my life. We eat out way too much.
My daughter has asked for books and gift cards this year. I kind of miss shopping for toys, but have to admit, gift cards are so much easier.
I am back from working my first full day in 17 YEARS. And it was blinking freezing!You`re in the right place, there are many of us here who love Florida.
I hear you, good travel insurance is as essential as breathing for folks who don`t have extra health issues, but with your husbands needs, goodness yes!! Sounds like a much needed trip that will do you all the world of good.
I think my profiteroles were just too heavy that time and so were the fillings and sauce.......it crumbled like a detonator had gone off underneath it!!! It`s a lot easier than folks think it is though, but looks impressive.
Are there going to be spin off shows from it and did they resolve it with a decent ending or was it open ended?? I like shows to finish with all the stories tied up properly.
There is a mourning process when epic shows like that finish......
Yes, eating out is a downfall of ours, but so much fun whether it`s just the two of us or with others in a group. Not good for any dieting, but wouldn`t give it up.
A month break will be lovely for you I`m sure.
Troll of Trondheim is the weather system heading our way, although I think in our case it`s already here!! This morning the rain is bouncing down and it just feels like it`s going to be a miserable day. So, no plans to go out at all, if it`s as dark as it was all day yesterday, it`ll be another day with all the christmas lights on around the house, they do brighten up a dull day for sure.
This afternoon I`m going to write all my Christmas cards, tomorrow I need to get the cousins cards for America sent off, usually they go earlier, but they`ll still make it in time. Some of the groups of friends we have decided a couple of years ago to not give personal cards to each other instead make a donation to a local hospice, well, we still all make those donations, but we`re back to doing "special friends" cards to each other. We do all like cards. I think I have all my friend`s gifts sorted too, that takes up more time than family gifts!
Tom still has a bit of a bug, so he`ll sleep much later today, will do him the world of good and it really is too miserable a day to go out anywhere, we have hailstones again right now and now, almost 8ish it`s still quite dark. Cosy kitchen day ahead I think for me.
Will do the chicken in peppercorn sauce for dinner tonight, no idea what I`ll do with it, maybe little mini roast potatoes with carrots and cauliflower. Lunch I think will be grilled sandwiches, don`t want a cold lunch today. I do have a huge butternut squash and sweet potatoes so might make some soup with those and add in a load of other stuff too....sweet peppers, garlic, leeks and some spice, then blend it all down, it is gorgeous and very winter warming for days that are ahead for us this week. One of the few soups I will eat to be honest, not really a soup fan, but that home made flavour is hard to beat.
Have a happy Monday
Wow, your food menu sounds delicious!You`re in the right place, there are many of us here who love Florida.
I hear you, good travel insurance is as essential as breathing for folks who don`t have extra health issues, but with your husbands needs, goodness yes!! Sounds like a much needed trip that will do you all the world of good.
I think my profiteroles were just too heavy that time and so were the fillings and sauce.......it crumbled like a detonator had gone off underneath it!!! It`s a lot easier than folks think it is though, but looks impressive.
Are there going to be spin off shows from it and did they resolve it with a decent ending or was it open ended?? I like shows to finish with all the stories tied up properly.
There is a mourning process when epic shows like that finish......
Yes, eating out is a downfall of ours, but so much fun whether it`s just the two of us or with others in a group. Not good for any dieting, but wouldn`t give it up.
A month break will be lovely for you I`m sure.
Troll of Trondheim is the weather system heading our way, although I think in our case it`s already here!! This morning the rain is bouncing down and it just feels like it`s going to be a miserable day. So, no plans to go out at all, if it`s as dark as it was all day yesterday, it`ll be another day with all the christmas lights on around the house, they do brighten up a dull day for sure.
This afternoon I`m going to write all my Christmas cards, tomorrow I need to get the cousins cards for America sent off, usually they go earlier, but they`ll still make it in time. Some of the groups of friends we have decided a couple of years ago to not give personal cards to each other instead make a donation to a local hospice, well, we still all make those donations, but we`re back to doing "special friends" cards to each other. We do all like cards. I think I have all my friend`s gifts sorted too, that takes up more time than family gifts!
Tom still has a bit of a bug, so he`ll sleep much later today, will do him the world of good and it really is too miserable a day to go out anywhere, we have hailstones again right now and now, almost 8ish it`s still quite dark. Cosy kitchen day ahead I think for me.
Will do the chicken in peppercorn sauce for dinner tonight, no idea what I`ll do with it, maybe little mini roast potatoes with carrots and cauliflower. Lunch I think will be grilled sandwiches, don`t want a cold lunch today. I do have a huge butternut squash and sweet potatoes so might make some soup with those and add in a load of other stuff too....sweet peppers, garlic, leeks and some spice, then blend it all down, it is gorgeous and very winter warming for days that are ahead for us this week. One of the few soups I will eat to be honest, not really a soup fan, but that home made flavour is hard to beat.
Have a happy Monday
